Sugarloaf Butte Alunite

The Sugarloaf Butte Alunite is a aluminum mine located in La Paz county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,401 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Sugarloaf Butte Alunite

State:  Arizona

County:  La Paz

Elevation: 1,401 Feet (427 Meters)

Commodity: Aluminum

Lat, Long: 33.6331, -114.31560

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Sugarloaf Butte Alunite MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sugarloaf Butte Alunite


Commodity

Primary: Aluminum


Location

State: Arizona
County: La Paz
District: Quartzsite


Land Status

Land ownership: Unknown
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Ropp Brothers
Info Year: 1935


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1929
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Alunite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Hematite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): ADDITIONAL EXPLORATION IS NECESSARY TO PROVE THIS PROPERTY. THOENEN (1941) HAS ESTIMATED THAT THE PROPERTY MAY HAVE GREAT POTENTIAL AS A VERY LARGE, LOW-GRADE, OPEN PIT STRIP MINE.


References

Reference (Reserve-Resource): THOENEN, J.R. ALUNITE RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): BUMINES RI 3561, 1941, 48 PP.

Reference (Deposit): HEINEMAN R E S 1935 ENG MIN JNL V 136 P 138-139


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